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Horse Health
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Kentucky Equine Survey Data Collection Ending Soon
A critical fundraising threshold was met this month for the 2012 Kentucky Equine Survey, a statewide comprehensive survey of horse breeds. The stateâs equine industry and its supporters, among them organizations, businesses and individuals, responded to
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Did Horse Owners Know about Soring of Tennessee Walkers?
According to District Attorney General Mike Dunavant, several Tennessee Walking Horse owners will be investigated to determine whether they knew their horses were being sored by Jackie McConnell.
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Governor Christie Signs Bill Prohibiting Horse Slaughter
The Humane Society of the United States applauds New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for signing A.2023, a bill that prohibits the slaughter of horses and sale of horse flesh for human consumption, bans the sale of horse meat or products derived from slaug
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Northstar - Badly Burned Horse Making Progress
A 6-year-old American Paint Horse named Northstar was deliberately doused in an unknown accelerant and set on fire the weekend of Aug. 25 in Crawford County, PA, sustaining first, second, and third-degree burns to approximately 40 percent of his body.
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Tent Caterpillars Continue To Be A Threat to Horses
Experts report that the Eastern tent caterpillar egg hatch will likely begin in mid-March for Central Kentucky.
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Importance of Preventative Medicine for Horses
Dr. Dan Ahnen, one of several veterinarians from Siloam Springs, Ark. who rotate a week at a time in the Southwest City Veterinary Clinic is a veterinarian who stresses the importance of preventative medicine for animals including horses, cows, and small
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A Celebration of Veterinarians Coming April 2013
The World Organization for Animal Health along with the World Veterinary Association (WVA) is encouraging veterinarians throughout the World to join in the celebration of World Veterinary Day on April 27, 2013. The selected theme 2013 is "Vaccination to p
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Horse Meat Scandal Reveals Suffering and Disease
âWhere there is horse meat, you can bet there is horse suffering and not just at the time of slaughter. This is no laughing matter. The whole European trade is mired in inadequate laws, needless suffering and the elephant in the room is the spread of in
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Insuring Thoroughbred Survival During Horse Races
An editorial on 9/28/2012, in the New York Times cites a report by a panel of experts regarding the alarming rise in thoroughbred fatalities last winter at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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Better Foal Health Proves To Be a Balancing Act
According to a Health Brochure from Bayer Animal Health, a healthy foal will grow rapidly, gaining in height, weight and strength almost before your very eyes. From birth to age two, a young horse can achieve 90 percent or more of its full adult size, som